Real Good for FREE: Freedom Park, Scotia

Once again, Freedom Park in Scotia has come up with the biggest schedule of free community concerts in all of Nippertown – more than 30 shows in all, featuring a wide variety of music from rock to classical, from country to Celtic, from jazz to childrens music. And there’s more, too, including some puppet theater and a dance performance.

And it’s all free. Of course the extra bonus is that the park is right next door to Jumpin Jack’s Drive In, so there’s plenty of good summer-time eats, too. All the performances start at 7pm, and will be held rain or shine “unless there is dangerous weather.”

Here’s the full schedule of 2014 performances for Freedom Park:

Wednesday, June 18: New York Players
Saturday, June 21: Gordon St
Sunday, June 22: Music Company Orchestra
Wednesday, June 25: Screaming Orphans
Friday, June 27: Up All Night (with fireworks)
Sunday, June 29: The Spurs USA
Wednesday, July 2: Scotia Glenville Pipe Band
Sunday, July 6: The Legendary Characters
Wednesday, July 9: Joey Pucci & the American Longboards
Thursday, July 10: The Scotia Glenville Community Band
Saturday, July 12: Rattail Jimmy
Sunday, July 13: The Zucchini Brothers
Wednesday, July 16: The Audiostars
Saturday, July 19: Big Sky Country
Sunday, July 20: Annie & the Hedonists
Wednesday, July 23: The Joey Thomas Big Band
Saturday, July 26: Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra
Sunday, July 27: The Puppet People
Wednesday, July 30: The Refrigerators
Thursday, July 31: Scotia-Glenville Community Band
Saturday, August 2: The Lustre Kings
Sunday, August 3: The Route Fifty 5
Wednesday, August 6: Hair of the Dog
Saturday, August 9: Chelsea Cavanaugh
Sunday, August 10: The Wister Quartet
Wednesday, August 13: Grand Central Station
Saturday, August 16: Betsy & the ByeGons
Sunday, August 17: The Brian Patneaude Quartet
Wednesday, August 20: Skeeter Creek
Saturday, August 23: The All Paul Show
Sunday, August 24: Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company
Wednesday, August 27: Wild Adriatic

ADDITIONAL UPCOMING REAL GOOD FOR FREE EVENTS FOR 2014:
Art On Lark @ Lark Street, Albany, Saturday, June 7
River Street Festival @ River Street, Troy, Saturday, June 14
Music in the Park @ Schodack Town Park, Schodack, 6pm Tuesdays
Tuesday Nights in the Park @ Cook Park, Colonie, 6pm Tuesdays
Made in the Shade of The Egg @ the Empire State Plaza, Albany, 12noon Wednesdays
Capital Concert Series @ Empire State Plaza, Albany, 5pm Wednesdays
Rockin’ On the River @ the Green Island Bridge Parking Lot, Troy, 5pm Wednesdays
Wednesday Night Summer Concert Series @ Shepard Park, Lake George, 7:30pm Wednesdays
Jazz On Jay @ Jay Street, Schenectady, 12noon Thursdays
Alive at Five @ Jennings Landing, Albany, 5pm Thursdays
Concerts in the Park @ Wiswall Park, Ballston Spa, 6pm Thursdays
UpBeat On the Roof @ Skidmore College’s Tang Museum, Saratoga Springs, 7pm Fridays
Powers Park Concert Series @ Powers Park, Troy, 6pm Saturdays
Music Haven Concert Series @ Central Park’s Music Haven, Schenectady, 7pm Sundays
Jazz at the Lake @ Shepard Park, Lake George, 9/13-14/14